About me: Hey, My names Marilis, those who can't
pronounce my name call me Mary.
Not exact matches
(Herendeen is so new to Valeant that he couldn't even
pronounce the
names of Valeant's drugs, with their tongue - twisting monikers, on the earnings
call, declaring after a few false starts, «I'm not even going to try.»)
By careful analysis, using various criteria such as are familiar to students of literature, the different strands were separated out which have been
called the «J» or Jahwist, because of the predominance of Jahweh as the divine
name; also Judean, since it seems to have come from southern Israel or Judah; «E» for the sections where Elohim as divine
name is usual, or Ephraimitic, since it seems to have come from Ephraem or northern Israel; and «P» for priestly, as designating a
pronounced priestly or ecclesiastical emphasis.
But Chinese media and Shenhua fans take to
calling him «very homesick boy,» a nod to his troubles settling anywhere during his career and a play on how his
name is
pronounced in Chinese.
Names do not stay unusual for long, particularly if a celebrity joins the party, so parents have to keep raising the bar if they want their child to be
called something that won't be forgotten in a hurry (or, from the grandparents» point of view, can't be spelt,
pronounced or taken seriously!)
A mention is
called an «@reply»,
pronounced «at - reply», for the «@» symbol used to indicate the
name of a feed.
For years, Biden has suffered from a terrible affliction
called Verpes (
pronounced Vur - peez), the slang
name for verbal herpes, from the Latin herpius verbulus.
The 505 - million - year - old fossil
called Kooteninchela deppi (
pronounced Koo - ten - ee - che - la depp - eye), which is a distant ancestor of lobsters and scorpions, was
named after the actor Johnny Depp for his starring role as Edward Scissorhands — a movie about an artificial man
named Edward, an unfinished creation, who has scissors for hands.
(It is joked by singers that Wagner's character of Siegfried in Der Ring des Nibelungen ought to have been
called Sahgfried, as his
name is sometimes
pronounced that way by sopranos looking to get the most volume out of their voices.)
My
name is Dr. Carri Drzyzga (
pronounced «DRIZ - ga» — it's Polish), but everyone simply
calls me Dr. Carri!
My mom said her tennis friend's advice was to «make sure the baby can
pronounce it» because her grandchildren
call her by her nickname «Kitty» but since they can't
pronounce the
name is comes out «titty» hahaha.
Name is Diane (
pronounced Diana), but everyone
calls me Zim.
Its writer and star, Sharon Horgan (a grand
pronounce - able
name for an Irish woman), nailed the truth about
calling little people Iseult and Fiachra.
We've no doubt that her joy will make up for the fact that Kendrick struggled to
pronounce her
name when
calling out the nominations.
One upside I know from starting my career as an Infiniti dealer runner is to
call the
pronounce the
name differently.
The service is as anonymous as you let it be (so be careful)... you input your mobile phone number (but the app uses this information behind the scenes to patch users together without divulging the real details for anybody on the
call), you get to choose a username (which should ideally be easy to
pronounce, even for those whose English may not be as good as yours) and shouldn't include your last
name.
We saw a lot of cool things at Google I / O 2014, not the least of which was a 2D platforming adventure game
called Leo's Fortune from a development house with an incredibly cool
name (l337 Game Design,
pronounced «leet» for those of you slightly less nerdy than me).
One is the shockingly simple slide - show technique shown off by Yves Bigerel (aka Balak01, also endearingly
called «the French Guy» by comics artists who are unable to
pronounce his
name).
With such a difficult
name to
pronounce, many simply
call this breed PBGV.
Dog
names should always have two syllables (both for
calling your dog and for training), should be easy to
pronounce, and not sound a lot like another person or pet in the household.
The Xoloitzcuintli: If you can't
pronounce the
name of this toy breed, just
call him «Sho - low.»
The area
called Hervey Bay -
pronounced Harvey Bay, was originally
named and discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770.
But the lines, like the regional lingo — knowing your belly sizes,
calling things native (not local), knowing when to skip over perfectly good letters in order to properly
pronounce the
names of towns like Gloucester (Gloster)-- are part of the experience.
Once a Chumash settlement
called «Halama» (this is still how you
pronounce the
name), the land was donated in 1943 to the County of Santa Barbara.
My
name is Justin but you can
call me by my gamertag TWOTALL4UFOOL which is
pronounced (too · tall · for · you · fool) or simply 2Tall for short.
The iPhone X
naming helps position the device above the regular iPhone 8 without explicitly labeling it «iPhone 10,» because most people are simply going to
call it the iPhone X and not
pronounce it as iPhone ten.
My
name is Dace (
pronounced Dotsay) and I was born in a dinky country
called Latvia thinking that my life's purpose was to find a husband, get a white picket fence, produce a child or two, and get a dog.